UniLaSalle Beauvais 5ᵉ year students enrolled in the Intrapreneurship, Entrepreneurship and Innovation major made their mark on the 2024 edition of Bio Eco Camp by winning several prizes, testifying to their technical mastery and creativity.

Bio Eco Camp: an innovation laboratory for a sustainable bioeconomy

Organized over three days, the Bio Eco Camp is a hackathon where professionals and students work together to meet the challenges of sustainable agriculture. Participants from a variety of backgrounds combine their skills to come up with concrete, innovative solutions to real-life problems submitted by partner companies.

The event focuses on strategic themes such as decision-support tools to improve agricultural performance, bioenergies to promote renewable energy sources, and agricultural equipment to develop more efficient, connected agriculture. It also explores bio-sourced materials and plant fibers as sustainable alternatives to traditional materials, as well as bio-inputs for environmentally-friendly farming practices.

The hackathon takes place in several stages. It begins with an initial pitch, where project leaders present their ideas and recruit contributors. The multi-disciplinary teams then move on to the prototyping phase, with 50 hours to develop a functional solution under the supervision of expert coaches. Finally, each team presents its prototype at a final demonstration before a panel of judges, who assess the relevance, feasibility and impact of the projects.

Innovative, award-winning projects

Lasallian students demonstrated their expertise by contributing to ambitious projects and winning six major prizes in several categories:

Valorization of agro-industrial by-products by insects

Best Potential Start-up Award - Côme de Vaujuas

This project uses insects to transform agro-industrial by-products into valuable resources, reducing waste while creating sustainable solutions for the food industry.

Traceability of reusable packaging in the wine industry

Bernard Magrez Partner Grand Prize - Paola Fabre

Oenoco has developed a traceability system for reusable crates and wine racks. This innovation facilitates logistics and reduces the environmental impact of packaging in the wine industry.

Drones to optimize agricultural sowing

Best solution for farmers

Best functional prototype - David Bitaud

The Seed'n Go project uses drones to improve the precision and efficiency of agricultural sowing. A technological approach to improve farm productivity and sustainability.

Biological washing and wool recovery

Best Biomass Recycling Potential Award

Jury's Favourite Award - Mathilde Heckmann, Lucie Carlier and Fella Larinouna

This project proposes an environmentally-friendly process for washing and recovering wool, meeting the challenges of sustainable raw materials processing and opening up new prospects for the textile industry.

Scanning to optimize packaging recycling

Positive Impact Project Award - Léia Keil-Jouvel and Anaëlle François

Pacl'Lean is a solution for rapidly identifying packaging materials in order to optimize their recycling. A concrete initiative to promote a circular economy.

Digital optimization of agricultural practices

Cristal Union Award - Thibault Drulhe

The My Easy Farm project offers a digital platform for managing and optimizing farming practices, combining efficiency and sustainability.

Traceability of bio-based material components

Best team dynamics award - Marion Rhorbal, Glawdys Oliver, Axelle Sion

The Transpability project optimizes the management of transport crates, and ultimately reduces environmental impact.

Skills developed on campus

These awards recognize the commitment and skills developed by students during their training on the Beauvais campus. Through teaching that combines theory, real-life situations and collaborative projects, UniLaSalle students are prepared to meet tomorrow's agricultural, environmental and technological challenges.

The winners of the Bio Eco Camp 2024 embody this capacity to innovate and transform ideas into concrete solutions, all the while adhering to a sustainable development approach.

All the projects and detailed results can be found on the official Bio Eco Camp 2024 website.